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Sunday, May 6th, 2012 #1297 |
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Juvenile great horned owl -- Mark Renz photo art
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Ever seen an endangered Florida Scrub Jay What about Burrowing Owls with their babies? How about a Zebra Longwing butterfly laying eggs up close? These are just three of the many interesting animals you can see on the Nature of Cape Coral Bus Tour. The Nature Bus Tour is a 4 hour guided tour on an air conditioned special bus. The tour requires little walking and offers close up views of Cape Coral Unique Wildlife.
You will have a knowledgeable guide and a smooth ride as well.
The tour starts at Cape Coral's Rotary park and ends with an optional lunch at a local restaurant (lunch is extra) Possible sightings include burrowing owls, manatees, eagles, osprey, various birds and butterflies.
Please dress appropriately for the weather and wear comfortable walking shoes.
There are limited seats on the bus so advance registration is required.
Each tour departs from Rotary Park
All tours are Saturdays from 8:00 am - 12:00 pm.
$15 Cape residents; $23 Non-residents
June 2, Sept. 8, Oct. 6, Nov. 17, & Dec. 8..
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Tampa Bay Times - by Craig Pittman, Staff Writer Tampa Bay Water officials are ditching their plan to expand Florida's largest reservoir by 3 billion gallons, saving the ratepayers money, but once again stumbling on a major project. Instead of spending $163 million to expand the reservoir, the utility will pay closer to $121 million to fix the repeated cracking problem in the existing 15.5 billion-gallon facility. Utility officials gave two reasons: the weight and the winter. State Department of Environmental Protection officials say they are worried about what they've seen of the honeycombed limestone geology beneath the reservoir. Although it is sturdy enough to support the current reservoir, state officials say, they fear the higher walls and extra water in an expansion would be too much weight. What has them particularly worried about the reservoir in rural Hillsborough County is what happens when a winter freeze hits, such as the ones that occurred last year and in 2010. During those freezes the farmers pumped so much water out of the ground to protect their crops that the aquifer suffered a dramatic drop. During the January 2010 freeze, dozens of new sinkholes opened around Dover and Plant City. In December 2010, a sinkhole 75 feet wide and 45 feet deep opened in Hillsborough County's Southeast County Landfill, about 20 miles from where the winter pumping was going on. That landfill sinkhole "changed the game," Tampa Bay Water general manager Gerald Seeber said Thursday. It made DEP officials much more leery about the movement of water through the limestone in that area. In an April 13 letter, DEP officials told Tampa Bay Water they're worried that with the extra weight on an expanded reservoir, pumping by neighboring farmers during a freeze could lead to a sinkhole. DEP officials said they were not denying the permit for the expansion yet, but they were leaning that way because "the additional loading posed by a larger reservoir is not a good idea at this location." Tampa Bay Water's own geology experts had no such qualms. But rather than fight the DEP over a potential permit denial, Seeber told board members in an April 30 memo that he intended to ditch the expansion and instead ask DEP for a permit for just the repair by Kiewit Construction. Seeber wrote in the memo that he couldn't wait to get permission from the board at its June 18 meeting because "time is of the essence in this project, we are draining the reservoir for construction work planned for later this year, and delays in the construction schedule can run $90,000-100,000 per week." He said in an interview Thursday that he could not estimate how much ending the expansion will save ratepayers, but it does cut the cost of the project by an estimated $40 million. Seeber's decision won't get an argument from at least one board member. St. Petersburg City Council member Karl Nurse contended this week that the drop in expected demand for water after Florida's real estate boom cooled off shows there's no need for additional water storage for another 10 to 15 years anyway. Nurse had opposed the expansion from the start, arguing last year that instead of raising the walls of the reservoir to hold more water, Tampa Bay Water should spend the extra $40 million promoting water conservation so people would use even less of it. But at the time, the board agreed with Seeber that it would be cheaper to expand the reservoir while its cracks were being fixed, rather than wait another decade and have to spend an estimated $200 to $300 million to build a second reservoir. The C.W. Bill Young Reservoir opened in 2005 to store water skimmed from the Alafia River, Hillsborough River and Tampa Bypass Canal. Its walls consist of an earthen embankment as wide as a football field at its base, averaging about 50 feet high. An impermeable membrane buried in the embankment prevents leaks. The embankment's top layer, a mixture of soil and concrete to prevent erosion, is where cracks were discovered in 2006. Some cracks were up to 400 feet long and up to 15½ inches deep. Patches on the cracks didn't last. The utility sued HDR Engineering for the way the reservoir was designed, hoping to recover at least $73 million. Instead, on April 11, a jury ruled for HDR. Tampa Bay Water is appealing. During closing arguments, HDR attorney Wayne Mason predicted that if the utility lost it would drop the expansion, which he called unnecessary. Afterward, Seeber scoffed at Mason's prediction and said, "I believe our board will forge ahead with the work." At the time he said that, Seeber said Thursday, "I had no clue - none of us did - that the DEP would take this tack" on the expansion. "Isn't it curious that it happened within a couple of weeks of the verdict ?" Mason asked. "Isn't it amazing ?" |
Florida's tug of war over fresh water supplies intensifies
Southeast Farm Press - by David Bennett
The tug-of-war over finite water resources is only becoming more intense. Agriculture must have its portion for irrigation, while industry and municipalities must have theirs.
In Florida - where an extremely sensitive environment is also part of the allocation of water - state government is utilizing a variety of approaches to deal with the shrinking freshwater pool.
Rich Budell, director of the Office of Agricultural Water Policy, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, spoke with Farm Press about ongoing projects, how funding of those projects is tied to a morose economy, and the good news in the agricultural sector. Among his comments:
On water demands by Florida agriculture and municipalities...
"There's always potential for conflict to arise. The urban supply sector is focused on providing reliable, high-quality water at a reasonable cost. Agriculture is focused on having a locally available adequate quantity of water to meet their production needs.
"In the current environment, particularly the economic climate, the amount of money available for the development of alternative water supplies - something different than the ground or surface water normally used - is difficult to come up with.
"Public supply utilities have more options available to develop alternative water supplies because they have rate payers to whom they can pass on the costs. Agricultural producers have few options to develop alternative water supplies because they have no one to pass the costs on to.
"Looking long-term at water supply plans and what urban needs will be in 10 years or 20 years, along with what agricultural needs will be - all the while recognizing we must reserve enough water for the environment, wetlands, rivers, springs, lakes - we're increasingly running up on a situation where water demand projections exceed water availability. That isn't a comforting outlook.
"It's difficult for utilities to plan for infrastructure needs when the availability of an adequate water supply is uncertain. They have to go to bonding entities to fund construction and expansion. If water supply plans suggest there won't be enough water to meet demand, it's difficult to get such infrastructure bonded."
On alternative water supplies...
"Florida is one of the leaders in the country in
coming up with innovative ways to try and fund de-velopment of alternative supplies. Alternative water supplies include Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquifer_storage_and_recovery).
ASR is a technology that allows for excess water, during periods of high rainfall when river and spring flow is high, to be injected into the ground to create a freshwater 'bubble' that can be withdrawn later during dry times.
"There is also surface water storage. You can create reservoirs and store water aboveground. During the rainy season or hurricanes or tropical storms, you can fill the reservoirs. Later, those reservoirs can be tapped as a source for agriculture, industry and municipalities.
"ASR and above-ground reservoirs are expensive. They also take a lot of time and effort to design, construct and maintain. There are mechanisms in Florida to fund those kinds of things.
"But it is increasingly difficult when the economy takes a downturn like it has in the last five or six years. Most of the funding sources for the designated trust funds to offset the costs of alternative water supplies come from the 'Documentary Stamp' tax on land transactions, real estate and refinancing activities.
"With the real estate market as it is, there aren't a lot of those revenues coming in, and there's a shortfall of money to meet the demand for all the alternative water supply projects that need to be developed.
"Because of Florida's topography and geology, we don't really have a shortage of water. We just don't have ways to store water very effectively."
Where are most of the reservoirs situated ?
"Mostly they're in central and south Florida. Several are in the Southwest Florida Water Management District, several in the St. John's Water Management District, and in the South Florida Water Management District.
"Regionally, the reservoirs are important resources. However, on a statewide basis, they pale in comparison to the amount of water we still rely on from groundwater and traditional surface water sources.
"While we have a program that promotes alternative water supply development, it hasn't realized its full potential. About the same time we were creating the policies and statutes that established the funding mechanism, the economy started to turn south.
"We've been unable to build out the alternative water supply projects at the pace we'd originally hoped to in 2005 when the trust fund was created. Since 2007, there's been very little money available because revenues have been swept from the trust fund accounts to offset deficits and balance the state's budget."
On actual water demand numbers in coming years ...
"In 2010, estimates showed there was about 6.9 billion gallons of freshwater per day used in Florida. That is for all uses.
"By 2030, projections are that we'll need 8.2 billion gallons of water per day to meet demand. That's a 19 percent increase over 2010.
"In several areas of the state, we're already finding situations where there isn't enough water to maintain current uses. In some cases, folks are concerned there won't be enough water in five or 10 years, let alone 20.
"There are water-use caution areas around Tampa Bay where groundwater levels have been drawn down and the resource must be managed very carefully. There are areas around central Florida, the greater Orlando area and slightly south, where all available resources have already been allocated. Even in rural north Florida, at the juncture of the St John's district and Suwannee district, there are significant groundwater draw-downs.
"A lot of this is driven by weather. It isn't completely a matter of 'we're using too much water' or 'we're using water faster than it can be replenished.'
"We're in a fairly long drought cycle. In northern Florida, we're used to getting 55 to 58 inches of rainfall yearly. Farther south, the average is slightly less. But we've been in a cycle for a considerable period, especially in north Florida, where the rainfall average has been way under the norm. That has a huge impact, particularly on groundwater levels.
"As water resource managers, as those tasked with the responsibility to develop water supply plans, we must work while recognizing the uncertainty looking forward. There really isn't a 'normal' rainfall year - you receive 'more' or you have 'less.' That uncertainty must be built into plans."
Precision agriculture and how those technologies factor into Florida's water plans? If funding wasn't an issue would the state push new agricultural technologies to save water ?
"Absolutely. Industry-wide, agriculture has done a remarkable job of reducing the amount of water they use. If you look at the water statistics in Florida over the last decade - maybe even 12 to 15 years - agricultural water use has been flat or even slightly declining. Meanwhile, production has been rising.
"If you look at freshwater use in agriculture across the state, that's a telling statistic. There has been widespread adoption by agriculture of more conservative and precise irrigation mechanisms, tools and systems."
On mobile irrigation labs...
"I absolutely believe even more efficiency can be gained. We have a program where mobile irrigation laboratories are funded. These are teams that go out and do irrigation system evaluations and make recommendations on how those systems can be upgraded or improved. We then help to cost-share for those improvements.
"Billions of gallons of water can be saved annually as a result of these mobile labs. That's a huge component of Florida's Department of Agriculture and Consumer Service's overall water resource conservation and protection program.
"We'd like to see more of that type of program. The demand far exceeds our ability to supply the evaluations or cost-share."
More on irrigation in Florida...
"Interestingly, only about 10 percent of Florida's agricultural acres are irrigated. There are roughly 18 million acres in crops - including forestlands - and about 1.8 million acres are irrigated.
"To help economize water, we have tools other than the mobile irrigation labs. If we can figure out ways to give the growers information, they can fine-tune how much irrigation water to apply and what time of day to apply it. That way, only the amount of water the crop needs is actually applied.
"Other tools include things like soil moisture probes and weather models, which allow growers to make real-time decisions on turning irrigation systems on and off. Still other tools can be employed to reduce the amount of water the industry uses when protecting crops from frost and freeze events.
"The notion of irrigation conservation and use efficiency is very much at the forefront of our programs. With a bit more funding we could make even bigger strides."
Any water-related legislation pending in Florida's next legislative session ?
"There isn't too much activity going in. We're working collaboratively with the water management districts and Florida Department of Environmental Protection to consider the current methodologies and tools used in the statewide water supply plans. The aim is to bring more uniformity to the planning process, more predictability.
"In Florida, water is owned by the public. There is an administrative process to allocate that water out for use, a permitting program. That means consumptive use permits are required of all major users of water - utilities, agricultural producers, industrial facilities, mines.
"We think there could be much more predictability and transparency in the permit decisions. So, there's an effort to bring more clarity to the whole water supply planning and permitting programs. That may lead to legislation being introduced in the 2013 session."
How the Everglades fit in the water balance...
"Everglades restoration has been going on at various paces over the last 25 years. I don't see that stopping anytime soon.
"I believe there are ways to meet the needs of the overall Everglades ecosystem and still maintain a healthy population, a healthy business climate and a healthy agriculture community. It will take a bit more compromise on everyone's part to find the right combination of solutions, but there are a lot of things happening.
"There have been tremendous strides made in improving the quality of water entering the Everglades, whether coming from urban areas or agricultural areas.
"Are we there yet? No, but the South Florida Water Management Districts, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, agricultural, urban and environmental interests, and other partners have worked for years and are honing in on the right mix of N-site source controls, regional storm-water treatment areas, reservoirs, and infrastructure.
"All of these components are aimed at improving the timing, distribution and quality of the water going into the Everglades.
"It's an interesting time to be engaged in such work. A lot of ideas are still on the drawing board.
"But the biggest issue is: where will the funding come from ? How can we keep all the players constructively engaged and focused on practical, economically viable solutions?
"It isn't a matter of whether we can deal with water issues. We can. But we must focus the resources where they are needed and maintain the commitment to funding them long-term." |
With Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary a washout again this year, wood storks are nesting at other smaller colonies around Southwest Florida and the southeastern United States as federal wildlife officials weigh moving the ungainly birds from endangered to only threatened species status. |
A helping hand is being extended to four migratory shorebird species that nest on local beaches in hopes of protecting their eggs against being disturbed by humans.
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission personnel have marking off beach areas , temporarily closing them to public access during the nesting seasons for the least tern, black skimmer, snowy plover and Wilson's plover.
The least tern and the snowy plover are listed by Florida as threatened species, while the black skimmer is listed as a species of special concern.
The Caxambas Pass Critical Wildlife Area, a small island located near the Caxambas Park boat ramp, is closed , as is Sand Dollar Island, which is part of the Big Marco Pass Critical Wildlife Area.
At Caxambas Pass, the ban includes "kayaks and jet skis, not just boats, but any kind of vessel," said Nancy Richie, environmental specialist for the city of Marco Island. |
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Female cardinal -- Mark Renz photo art
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FORT PIERCE -St. Lucie County has two new artificial reefs after deploying more than 2,000 tons of concrete materials. One thousand tons of materials were deployed in 150 feet of water 200 yards north of the Tug Lesley Lee while another 1,000 tons of materials were deployed in roughly 110 feet of water earlier this April.
Deployed by McCulley Marine Services and SeaRover Services, the two new artificial reefs have maximum profiles of 10-15 feet. The reefs consist of different concrete and steel structures including culverts, light poles, concrete slabs and steel safes.
Funding for these new reefs came from a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission grant and the St. Lucie County Erosion District.
Preliminary GPS locations for the two new St. Lucie County artificial reefs are as follows:
* Site A - N 27° 24.228 & W 80° 01.096' - max depth: 153 feet;
* Site B - N 27° 23.892' & W 80° 02.531' - maximum depth: 111 feet.
Artificial reefs at similar depths have supported gag, Goliath grouper, red snapper, scamp and snook.
A study by the University of Florida shows that artificial reefs attract more than just marine life. After studying six southwest Florida counties' artificial reef programs, researchers were able to show that the reefs reeled in more than $253 million into the region during one year. While it only costs a saltwater fishing license to use the submerged structures as a fishing spot, anglers spend money on food, lodging, fuel, tackle and other necessities. Researchers found that $136 million came from residents, while $117 million was spent by visitors.
Since its reinstatement in 2005, St. Lucie County's Artificial Reef Program has spared more than 16,000 thousand tons of clean concrete from the landfill while at the same time creating nearly 50 underwater habitats for marine life, fishermen and divers to enjoy. Reports from divers indicate that the reefs are providing habitat for more than 100 species of fish, including adult snapper and grouper, snook, sharks and other fishes, as well as baitfish and juvenile fishes.
For more information about St. Lucie County's artificial reef program, visit http://www.stlucieco.gov/mosquito/ree... or contact St. Lucie County Marine Resource Coordinator Jim Oppenborn at 772-462-1713 or oppenbornj@stlucieco.org.
This story is contributed by a member of the Treasure Coast community and is neither endorsed by nor affiliated with this site. |
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2012 Native Plant Sales
Summer: Sat. July 28th 9:00 am - 2:00 pm (held by the City of Cape Coral)
Rotary Park - Cape Coral
What the plant sales offer:
- Ground covers, vines, small plants, shrubs, and trees
- Plant varieties to attract bees, birds, and hummingbirds
- Knowledgeable society members to answer questions
- FL Native plant reference books
- FL Yards & Neighborhoods (FYN) information and class schedule
- Native plant seeds to try out your green thumb
- Vermaculture (aka worm castings) to feed your new plants organically!
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Florida Oceanographic will sponsor a free fish identification training class on Tuesday, June 26 from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM.The fish identification training will focus on the Top 30 fish species commonly found at Bathtub Beach in Martin County. Participants are encouraged to conduct a REEF fish snorkel survey at Bathtub Beach anytime during the month of July. Seating is limited and reservations are required. For additional information contact Vincent Encomio at (772) 225-0505 ext. 112 or vencomio@floridaocean.org.
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 Lake Trafford Recovery/Restoration
http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2012/mar/04/lake-trafford-immokalee-muck-bass-fishing-restore/?partner=RSS
Experts say Lake Trafford makeover great for environment and good for business
By KELLY MERRITT
IMMOKALEE _ It's becoming clearer that Lake Trafford is on the mend.
Immokalee-area residents, public agencies and private organizations came together years ago to begin the environmental restoration of Lake Trafford, which became choked with noxious plants and laden with muck.
In February 2011, the community celebrated completion of the muck-removal project. After monitoring the lake, scientists say there are many positive signs that the restoration was successful.
The first indication of success is obvious: visibility has nearly doubled from less than six inches to about a foot. Desirable aquatic plants, including Vallisneria (eelgrass), bulrush, lilies and lotus, are flourishing. Plankton is stabilizing.
Wildlife, including alligators and black crappie, appear to be thriving and people are fishing. Anglers have reported catching 10-inch largemouth bass.
Ski Olesky, who runs Lake Trafford Marina, is excited to see the changes in the lake for both environmental and economic reasons.
"The county was out measuring and there is no algae and they just put 150,000 bass in the lake, which are starting to grow so we have great fishing, pontoon boat rentals and airboat rides. So this is a great thing and definitely for families," Olesky said. "If you want a great experience with the family, come on out - it's super fun and people see alligators, birds and a variety of plant life and wildlife."
Olesky provides hour-long airboat rides and rents fishing-only pontoon boats. There is no swimming at Lake Trafford.
"There is still no swimming but that's because of the wildlife - especially the gators - or else if you swim, you'd better swim fast," Olesky said.
The restoration of shallow Lake Trafford is important because it marks the headwaters of Corkscrew Swamp and the Imperial River and Cocohatchee River watersheds, along with the Camp Keais Strand and the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge watershed that drains into the Ten Thousand Islands.
It's the largest natural lake in Florida south of Lake Okeechobee. Plus, it is a source of ecotourism with recreational boating and fishing.
Lake Trafford used to have a sandy floor. Nutrient runoff in the watershed resulted in native aquatic vegetation shifting to thick layers of hydrilla, which is an invasive exotic plant. Herbicides controlled it but the dead plant material covered the lake bottom, which in turn released nutrients that triggered algae blooms.
Desirable aquatic vegetation helps keep sediments from making the water cloudy, which in turn, blocks sunlight. Sunlight is essential to the plant growth that provides the primary habitat for fish and invertebrates. These are crucial constituents in the food chain, especially for wading birds and fostering the right habitat for native fish.
Such an extensive environmental makeover didn't happen overnight.
Phases of Lake Trafford restoration began in 2004 with a total investment of $21.4 million. The project removed three feet of muck from the lake bottom between 2004 and 2007 before drought ceased operations. Another two feet of muck was removed from near-shore areas in 2009 and 2010. The effort included restoring native fisheries and development of a Watershed Protection Plan to reduce harmful nutrients.
"The most exciting part of a restoration project is actually seeing recovery of the ecosystem," said Daniel DeLisi, chairman of the Big Cypress Basin Board, the Collier County arm of the South Florida Water Management District.
The Immokalee Chamber of Commerce initiated the restoration, resulting in a Lake Trafford Task Force subsidized by the Basin, water district and Collier County government. Support came from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Environmental agencies such as the Audubon Society and the Conservancy of Southwest Florida got involved, as did Florida Gulf Coast University, which helped in monitoring and vegetation planting activities.
"This lake is an important part of the greater Everglades as well as a recreation destination and an economic engine for our area," DeLisi said.
In hopes of further improving public access to Lake Trafford, Collier County Parks and Recreation last year sought a $285,000 Conservation Commission grant for additional repairs to the county park there. The grant wasn't awarded.
"The county grant application was not funded by FWC but the county was encouraged to apply for design and permitting costs in this upcoming grant cycle," said John Torre, a Collier government spokesman. "We did get with Fish and Wildlife, which placed the boat ramp on a regular maintenance plan, which has improved the site greatly."
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Preserving Bird Drive Wetlands Requires a Coordinated Conservation Plan
The Bird Drive Basin is valuable Everglades habitat and contains rare short hydroperiod wetlands. Substantial acreage was bought in the basin beginning in the 1990s to provide a buffer between the Everglades and Miami-Dade development. An envisioned Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan project proposed an impoundment to recharge the aquifer and expand spatial extent of wetlands but was later determined infeasible, for reasons including a leaky aquifer and extremely high costs.
For over a year, the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) has considered the future of public lands in Bird Drive. At one point, staff recommended these lands be declared surplus and sold, and later Florida International University (FIU) attempted to lease a large chunk for a fairground site that would allow campus expansion. Audubon successfully removed the FIU proposal from a bill during the 2012 legislative session.While the future of Bird Drive is still uncertain, the SFWMD is no longer recommending surplus at this time.
A resolution will be presented to the SFWMD Governing Board at their May meeting that proposes the solicitation of ideas for "other regional projects" involving these lands. Audubon maintains that no determination about the future of Bird Drive lands can be made without a thorough analysis of their role in Everglades restoration.
As the Central Everglades Planning Project moves swiftly forward, these lands may play a role in helping achieve greater flows through Shark River Slough and they currently offer important foraging habitat for wading birds, including Wood Storks, nesting at several nearby rookeries.
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